November 13-17, 2017

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM TO

OPEN WAIT LIST

Fort Worth Housing Solutions (FWHS) Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) will be accepting ONLINE Pre-Applications beginning at 8:00 a.m. on November 13, 2017 through 11:59 p.m. on November 17, 2017. All pre-applications must be completed online at applyfwhs.org. The applicant’s place on the list will be based on a lottery system and not the time and date the pre-application was submitted. A maximum of 5,000 names will be randomly selected for the wait list.

Persons who have a disability and require assistance to complete the pre-application online may come to the Fort Worth Housing Solutions office for assistance. Our address is:

Assistance will be available November 13 through November 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. only. Persons who do not have a disability will not be offered assistance in entering a pre-application on premises and will be directed to complete one online at another location.

If you would like a flier regarding this event, you may download it in either English or Spanish

What is the Housing Choice Voucher Program?
The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a housing assistance program funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It is sometimes referred to as Section 8. Qualified applicants are issued a voucher that can be used to rent a house or an apartment. The voucher holder pays 30% of his/her income toward an approved rent, and Fort Worth Housing Solutions (FWHS) pays the difference.

What are the income limits for the program?
Applicants must meet income requirements for the program when they are pulled from the Wait List. They must be either “Extremely Low Income” or “Very Low Income.” Currently, the Very Low Income limit is $35,700 for a family of 4. The income limits are updated annually.

How does a criminal record affect my eligibility for the program?
Any applicant or household member who is subject to any registration requirement under a state sex offender registration program, or has manufactured or produced methamphetamine on the premises of federally assisted housing, is ineligible for the program. Additionally, there are other crimes that may affect an applicant’s eligibility, depending on the nature of the crime and the date it was committed. For more information, please see Fort Worth Housing Solutions Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity (SEDACA) policy.

What happens once I submit a pre-application on-line?
Once you have successfully submitted an application you will be given a confirmation number. You may use the confirmation number to check back online through the website to determine the status of your application.

How will the Wait List be established?
Approximately 4-6 weeks after the application period ends, the Wait List will be established based on a lottery system. A lottery will be used to select a maximum of 5,000 applicants. Each applicant will be randomly assigned a number 1-5,000 which will be their rank on the Wait List. It does not matter when an applicant submits an application during the Wait List open period because of the use of lottery system.

I applied for the Wait List in 2011 and recently responded to the purge that FWHS conducted? Am I still on the Wait List? Do I need to reapply?
If you were placed on the Wait List in 2011 and kept FWHS informed of your address, and responded to the purge, your name should still be on the list and you need not reapply. We will go through all the names on the 2011 Wait List before we begin using the new one. You may check to see if you are still on the 2011 Wait List by going to the Applicant Portal.How many vouchers are available?
The number of vouchers that are available varies each month depending on the number of voucher holders who leave the program and the amount of funding we have. There are no new vouchers or new funding for vouchers.

Where can I use my voucher?
The FWHS jurisdiction includes all of Fort Worth and many other cities in Tarrant County. The voucher can be used by any landlord in the jurisdiction that accepts vouchers.